Category: Second Life

The Torch EG has had an on and off-again relationship with the virtual world Second Life over its 8 years of life. That’s a long time. We began life as a Second Life based blog and expanded to entertainment outside of the virtual world, but now and again we like…

This weekend marked the 16th birthday of the virtual would of Second Life. Founded on June 23rd 2003 by Philip Rosedale, and now sustained and ran by Linden Labs headed by Ebbe Altberg, the virtual world grew to become a powerhouse with its open source engine, house 50,000 users and…

My.SecondLife Back Online. Recently the virtual world of Second Life lost their profiles, as my.secondlife.com, the site that housed all of the residents’ profiles went down for three days. What is my.secondlife? It is the social network site of the virtual world of Second Life. Residents can update their status,…

The residents in the virtual world of Second Life (SL) are always finding new and unique ways to entertain themselves in the vast virtual realm. From opening clubs, making clothes and building structures such as houses, anyone would argue that giving residents the right tools can help them to create their…

In the wake of a fire that devastated one of France’s most famous landmarks, Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral, residents of the virtual world Second Life visited its replica to pay their respects. On April 15th, while undergoing renovations it was reported the roof of the 856-year-old cathedral caught fire…

In what Linden Lab calls 15 updates for the 15th Birthday, they announced many things we oldies find familiar. Among the new things like real-world adjustments to the Day-&-Night Cycle and better filters for the Marketplace you’ll find things like themed Tutorial Islands that new players will start at. For…

The long-awaited update to the Second Life avatar skeleton, nicknamed Project Bento, has been in beta for over a year now. On the 5th of December this year, the project was finally pushed to the live version of the Second Life viewer. Project Bento offers additional bones to the regular…

Second Life creator Linden Lab has called on its residents to support the victims of the recent Orlando Shooting that took place in the Pulse nightclub in Orlando Flordia USA over the weekend. Tributes have been held around the world to remember and mourn the loss of the 49 lives that…

It has been a while since we wrote about third-party viewers here on The Torch. A lot of old ones have been updated and a few new ones have popped up. Here’s what’s on the menu at the moment. Alchemy Alchemy viewer has been around for about 2 years now.…

Many virtual spaces have anniversaries, but none have more user input and contributions than Second Life. The Linden Lab created virtual world will have its 13th Anniversary in June 2016 and its residents have begun their preparations for the big celebrations. On their website they called for contributors such as sim builders,…